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April 26, 2011 in News
East Valley School District bond failing
Early ballot counts tonight for an East Valley School District bond showed 61 percent of voters coming out against the bond.
The district is asking taxpayers to approve a $33.75 million bond to renovate and improve Trentwood, East Farms, Otis Orchards, Skyview and Trent elementary schools. The bond would add 40 new classrooms and four new gymnasiums. The district and maintenance offices would move to East Valley Middle School, which would also house a middle-level enrichment center. All buildings would receive a technology upgrade.
If the bond were to pass, the district expects $32.5 million in matching state funds and taxes would increase 86 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value, making East Valley’s total bond and levy tax rates $4.39 per $1,000 in property value.
The bond needs a supermajority to pass.
The Orchard Prairie School District also had a levy on the ballot. The school, which has about 75 students in grades K through 7, is asking voters to approve a two-year $105,000 maintenance and operations levy to make up for state budget shortfalls. If passed, taxpayers in that district would pay about $1.25 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Early counts this evening show 61 percent of voters in favor of the levy.
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DeeDee_Loberg on April 27 at 8:48 a.m.
It is absolutely pathetic that we adults can’t pull our heads out of our arses and support our kids education. East Valley has not passed a bond in years.
Goldsmith on April 27 at 9:06 p.m.
Thank you to all who have voted this Bond down. It is good to know that there are people who know enough is enough on taxes. If the district wants to find more money maybe the should look at the rediculous benifits package that the Teaches have.
Visstil on April 28 at 8:12 a.m.
In response to Goldsmith I would like to say that the amount of taxes we pay to the government is actually pathetic. What we esteem as the “greatest generation” paid 97% of their income to the government. Why are taxes always hailed as such a bad thing? They are the reason the government is able to operate, whether for good or for ill. Beyond that the teachers at East Valley really don’t make all that much including their benefits package, but your right that now there are going to be cuts in the district and we will be loosing good teachers. Sometimes I wonder how we can espouse education and helping our children get the knowledge that they need to be competitive in the advancing world; then refuse to help ensure that happens because a maximum of $258 a year is just far too much…
TheRain on April 30 at 5:14 p.m.
“If the district wants to find more money maybe the should look at the rediculous benifits package that the Teaches have.”
An extremely sad sentence, on multiple levels.